Global technical outages affect banks, airlines and broadcasters

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, 19th July, 2024 (WAM) -- Microsoft users worldwide, including banks and airlines, reported widespread outages on Friday, hours after the technology company said it was gradually fixing an issue affecting access to Microsoft 365 apps and services, Associated Press (AP) reported.

The cause, exact nature and scale of the outage was unclear. Microsoft appeared to suggest in its X posts that t